translations

Literary lockdown: how translating a Dan Brown novel made for a thriller plot

Julia Webster Ayuso 30 Apr 2020 When The Da Vinci Code author’s next novel needed simultaneous translations in 2013, what happened next was extraordinary enough to inspire a film of its own. In March 2013, Carole Delporte, a 37 year-old French translator, flew to Milan on a job for which she had been carefully screened, …

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Lost in translation! People share hilarious English signs they’ve spotted overseas – including a barber called the ‘evil saloon for men’

By CHLOE MORGAN FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 08:23 GMT, 30 January 2020 Leaving any country is daunting when you don’t speak the language, and while many places offer English translations, it doesn’t mean they’re always reliable.   People from across the globe have shared some of the funniest notices they’ve ever come across – including an airport sign that warns …

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Impact of gig worker bill AB 5 on translators and interpreters

Posted: January 1, 2020Updated: 6:59 PM by  Dan Plante SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – She’s one of those people with a unique talent. Highly trained, highly specialized and as of today highly endangered in California. “I do medical translations, vital life saving translations for about 50-clients all over the world. As of today, those clients told me they don’t …

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Top Five Reasons an Expert Legal Translator is a Necessity

ERICA SUNARJO — April 10, 2019 Communication is the key to understanding. When dealing with different languages, particularly in the legal sector, correct translations are vital for success. In the era of globalization, almost every law firm and governmental institution faces the necessity of translating documents from one language to another. As a rule, minutes of …

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Donald Keene, Famed Translator of Japanese Literature, Dies at 96

By Ben Dooley – Feb. 24, 2019 Donald Keene, whose translations of Japanese literature into English and prodigious academic output helped define the study of the subject and made him a celebrity in Japan, died on Sunday in Tokyo. He was 96. The Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture at Columbia University confirmed his death. He …

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Translators were ‘not qualified’ for police interview work

By Philippa Goymer Unqualified police interpreters have cost the public thousands of pounds by causing court delays and in one instance the collapse of a case, the BBC has learned. Three North East forces have spent more than £1.1m with Gateshead-based ITL in the past three years. Northumbria Police said “action was taken as soon …

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